Gal Gadot Got Paid Shockingly Little for Her Role in 'Wonder Woman'

As Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot kicked butt and took names—all while the former-Israeli-Defense-Force-trainer-turned-actress she was five months pregnant (at least, she was during the action-packed reshoots). Thanks in large part to Gal's spot-on performance, the movie has smashed all kinds of box office records and raked in $100.5 million in domestic sales its opening weekend, which makes it the best-selling opening in history for a film directed by a woman.

So how much was Gal reportedly paid for her history-making performance? $300,000.

According to The Daily Dot, Gal revealed in 2014 that she signed on for three movies with Warner Bros.—Batman v Superman,Wonder Woman, and November's Justice League—at a rate of $300,000 per film. The site does note, though, that this is on par with actors in other multi-contract superhero films (Chris Evans apparently received a similar $300,000 paycheck for Captain America), especially ones who aren't big household names yet like Gal was at the time.

The initial payout might seem low, but there is still a chance for Gal to earn more money on the wildly successful film. Many actors receive bonus checks when their movie performs well in the box office, which Wonder Woman undoubtedly has. Now that a Wonder Woman sequel has officially been confirmed, it's likely that Gal and her team will renegotiate her contract for the next round of films. And even though little information has been released about the sequel, we now know battle Wonder Woman will face: one for equal pay.